Case Study: SMS group boosts engineer productivity and cuts workstation costs with OpenText Exceed TurboX

SMS group improves engineer productivity with OpenText

SMS group GmbH is a global German manufacturer serving the metal industry, where engineers run graphically and computationally intensive finite‑element simulations (MSC Marc/Mentat). They were constrained by expensive, noisy dedicated workstations and needed a reliable way for staff worldwide to access a Unix data center and collaborate on large 3D models.

SMS deployed OpenText Exceed TurboX, using server‑side GPU acceleration and ThinX protocol with a simple web UI plus suspend/resume functionality to deliver fast OpenGL performance over varied bandwidths. The result was higher engineer productivity and easier global collaboration, real‑time sharing of results, elimination of costly dedicated workstations, and simplified, low‑maintenance administration.

SMS Group

Christian Imiela

Manager Calculations and Structure Analyses